Radio alerts about tusker trouble

The state forest department, which launched 11 quick response teams (QRT) to tackle instances of man-animal conflict on Thursday, is planning to air radio alerts, primarily about elephant movement, twice a day to minimise damage to life and property.

"We have tied up with Radio Dhoom. Everyday, at 10am and 5pm, two bulletins on elephant movement will be aired by them, specifying villages and districts. We are currently preparing sample bulletins which will be aired in a week on real time basis," said conservator of forests (wildlife and silviculture division), Kamlesh Pandey.

In Jharkhand, man-animal conflicts are a regular affair. As per statistics collated by Project Elephant, a conservation programme under the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, 161 people have died since 2014 in the state in conflicts involving elephants.

The idea behind the 11 QRTs launched on Thursday is to respond to such threats effectively. According to forest department sources, each vehicle will have six forest guards. But a formal rollout of the fleet is likely to take at least two months more.

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